“The maxim Nothing avails but perfection may be spelt shorter: Paralysis.”
Winston Churchill
The Second World War (Primary source)
Churchill’s six-volume memoir and history of World War II, chronicling his leadership as Britain’s wartime Prime Minister. Combining personal experience with strategic analysis, it covers major battles, diplomatic negotiations, and key decisions that shaped Allied victory. The work earned Churchill the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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“Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.”
— Winston Churchill Primary source“You do your worst—and we will do our best.”
— Winston Churchill Primary source“Never give in—never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.”
— Winston Churchill Primary sourceBy noon it was clear that the Socialists would have a majority. At luncheon my wife said to me, “It may well be a blessing in disguise.” I replied, “At the moment it seems quite effectively disguised.”
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“Nothing so popular as goodness.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“Nothing is beneath you, if it is in the direction of your life: nothing is great or desirable, if it is off from that.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.”
— Thomas Jefferson Primary source